The propaganda of power
Subtitle: the role of panegyric in late antiquity
By: edited by Mary Whitby.
Contributors: Whitby, Mary.
Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava.; 183
Publisher: Brill
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Classical literature -- History and criticism.; Politics and literature -- Greece.; Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- History and criticism.; Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- History and criticism.; Laudatory poetry, Classical -- History and criticism.; Christian literature, Early -- History and criticism.; Power (Social sciences) in literature.; Politics and literature -- Rome.; Praise in literature.; Propaganda, Greek.; Propaganda, Roman.; Rhetoric, Ancient.
Description: The thirteen essays presented here shed new light on the role of panegyric in the western and eastern Roman Empire in the late antique world. The core of the volume deals with prose and verse panegyric under the Christian Roman Empire (4th-7th century): key themes addressed are social and political context, the 'hidden agenda', and the impact of Christianity on the pagan tradition of the panegyric, including the portrayal of patriarchs and holy men.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.